router question (fwd)

Alex Snow alex_snow at gmx.net
Fri Oct 10 07:26:49 EDT 2003


I think it's more the routers that are made for businesses that have a
telnet/ssh/serial interface. I think that's because most of the home users
wouldn't know how to configure a router that way but need a web interface
with graphics and buttons and all that other crap.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram at nc.rr.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 12:07 AM
Subject: RE: router question (fwd)


> Oh ok, I was just wondering. I am fine with the html interface, but I
> have always seen telnet and ssh interfaces for cisco routters and
> others.
>
> Thanks for the information,
> Sina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of White, Matt
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 10:50 PM
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: RE: router question (fwd)
>
>
> I have  not come across a Linksys router that has a telnet interface.  I
> had a Cisco and a Netgear that did have telnet interfaces though.
>
> I bet there is a way to telnet/ssh into one of the Linksys WRT54g's
> though since it runs Linux 2.4.5 with some modifications.  There is a
> group that is hacking these to make a Wifi mesh.
>
> Matt
>
> <quote who="Sina Bahram">
> > I have a linksys routter as well. I was wondering if there is any
> > telnet interface to those things, or is it only their html interface?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sina
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
> > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]
> > On Behalf Of Igor Gueths
> > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 5:19 PM
> > To: speakup
> > Subject: Re: router question (fwd)
> >
> >
> > You can configure those routres both in Linux and in windblows. The
> > router does have a web-based configuration which you can access by
> > going to http://192.168.1.1. The default username is admin and the
> > same goes for the password. There are some config pages that use some
> > scripting, but on the whole you should be fine configuring it from
> > Linux. As to which machine to use, it really doesn't matter. Hope this
>
> > helps.
> >
> > On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all. i sent this to the Madison linux Users Group and there seems
> >> to be some question as to whether I could configure this router in
> >> linux without a javascript-capable browser. Has anybody had
> >> experience
> >
> >> with this router? Can if be configured with our present text-based
> >> tools in linux? Does it need to be configured via linux or can it
> >> just
> >
> >> be done through the Windows machine? Thanks.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheryl
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 06:59:41 -0500 (CDT)
> >> From: Cheryl Homiak <chomiak at chartermi.net>
> >> To: Madison Linux Users Group <Madlug at madisonlinux.org>
> >> Subject: router question
> >>
> >> I am having a computer built for me which will actually be my windows
>
> >> computer. But I will be using a router. The person doing my build
> >> wants to purchase a linksys BEFSR41. I haven't been able to find
> >> information on whether this also works ok with linux. Can anybody
> >> give
> >
> >> me information? I am presently using primarily a 2.4.22 kernel on
> >> debian unstable, though I plan to mover permanently to 2.6 once they
> >> get through the test kernels. I also am using a text-based console
> >> most of the time as I am blind, which does limit the amount of
> >> javascript access I can do--I mention this only because I know of a
> >> posting on another list where this apparently caused problems for
> >> somebody with a router. thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheryl
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